CT SB00055

Police Officer Standards and Training Council must develop and implement a written policy by July 1, 2015 for accepting, processing, and investigating public complaints about law enforcement misconduct.

Policy must address required elements including whether all sworn officers and civilians must accept complaints, acceptance methods (including anonymous complaints), need for sworn statements, retaliation protections, use of standardized forms, filing timeframes, investigation protocols, documentation requirements, and complainant notification procedures.

Each law enforcement agency must adopt the council's policy or develop an alternative policy addressing the same issues and exceeding the council's standards, in consultation with applicable union representatives.

Law enforcement agencies must make their misconduct complaint policies publicly available at town halls or other municipal buildings (outside police facilities) and on the agency's or municipality's website.

"Law enforcement agency" includes the Division of State Police and all municipal police departments.